Bracket for mounting on a hollow post



June 16, 1964 J. FELDMAN 3,137,470

BRACKET FOR MOUNTING ON A HOLLOW POST Filed oct. 1, 1962 wir. llilh I loEg. E INVENTOR.

JOSEPH FELDMAN United States Patent O 3,137,470 BRACKET FOR MOUNTING ONA HOLLOW POST oseph Feldman, 5557 Kings Highway, Brooklyn, N.Y. FiledOct. 1, 1962, Ser. No. 227,353 3 Claims. (Cl. 248-221) This inventionrelates generally to fixture supports and more particularly to adetachable adapter bracket assembly for supporting articles for displayon a tubular body.

It has become common practice to display merchandise in mercantileestablishments on a tubular support reaching from the oor to theceiling, the tubular support having a number of cutouts for detachablyreceiving brackets for supporting fixtures. However such brackets arelikely to become accidentally dislodged. It is a principal object of thepresent invention to provide a bracket assembly for use with a tubularsupport and which permits easy removal from the tubular support butwhich makes accidental dislodgment unlikely.

Another object is to provide a detachable bracket assembly which iseasily removable but which resists accidental dislodgment even whensubstantial force is ex-l erted thereon.

A further object of the invention is to provide a removable adapterbracket assembly which is adapted to support articles of merchandise fordisplay in merchandise establishments.

Yet another object is to provide an adapter bracket assembly on which anarticle may be rigidly but removably attached.

It is an additional object to provide an adapter bracket ice to thefloor. The top of the post is threaded into an annular member 22suitably fastened -to the ceiling 14.

The post is adapted to support merchandise in display condition and forthis purpose is formedvwith a plurality of rectangular shaped cutouts24. In accordance with the present invention, the adapter bracketassembly 16 `is detachably mounted in a cutout 24.

This bracket assembly 16 comprises an outerl metal plate 26 rectangularin plan and slightly arcuate in crosssection, the dimensions of theplate being slightly larger than the dimensions of the cutout`24. Aninner plate 28 of similar shape but smaller in dimensions than the outerplate is rigidly clamped to the outer plate and is arranged so that itstop end 30 extends above the top end of the outer plate. Thisarrangement leaves the bottom end 32 of the inner plate spaced inwardlyof the bottom end of the outer plate. Furthermore, the top end 30 of theinner assembly which can be fastened to a tubular support easily andwithout the use of tools or mechanical fastening elements such as crewsor nails.

Still another object of the invention is to provide an adapter bracketassembly which is simple in construction and which can be manufacturedand sold at a reasonable cost.

For further comprehension of the invention and of the objects andadvantages thereof reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

FIG. l is a side elevational view of a tubular support with an adapterbracket assembly embodying the present invention applied thereto.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a part of the tubular supportof FIG. 1 showing the adapter bracket assembly in position, the lampbeing omitted.

FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 2 the adapter bracket assembly beingomitted.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the adapter bracket assembly.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken on the plane of theline 5-5 of FIG. 2.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken on the plane of the line 6 6 ofFIG. 2.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken on the plane of the line 7-7 ofFIG. 4.

FIG. 8 is a vertical sectional View taken on the plane of the line 8 8of FIG. 4.

FIG. 9 is a view similar to FIG. 2 but showing a modified form ofadapter bracket assembly.

Referring in detail to the drawings, in FIG. l an upright metal tubularpost 10 is shown extending from the oor 12 to the ceiling 14 with anadapter bracket assembly indicated generally at 16 applied thereto. Thebottom of the post 10 is shown threaded into an internally screwthreaded socket 18 having a base 20 suitably fastened plate is bentinwardly of the outer plate, out of the plane of the body of the innerplate, providing a clearance 36 between the offset top end ofthe innerplate and the top end of the outer plate, the clearance serving as asocket. The bottom end 32 of the inner plate is alsobent inwardly out ofthe plate of the body of the inner plate providing a clearance 38between the offset bottom end of the inner plate and the body of theouter plate. 'Ille clearance 38 serves as a socket.

The plates 26 and 28 are formed centrally vof their contacting portionsslightly above the middle thereof with aligned holes 40 and 42,respectively. An elongated generally S-shaped pipe 44 has one endextending through the aligned holes. A washer 46 is soldered orotherwise suitably fixed around the extreme inner end of the pipesealing the hole 42 in the inner plate. Another washer 48 is soldered orotherwise suitably fixed around the pipe 44, closely spaced outwardly ofthe washer 46, and sealing the hole 40 in the outer plate. l The washers46 and 48 clamp the plates 26 and 28 to each other. 'Ihe outer end ofthe pipe 44 is externally screw threaded as indicated at 50. y

The plates 26 and 28 together with the pipe 44 constitute an adapterbracket assembly which can readily be attached to and detached from atubularsupport having an opening or cutout such as lthe post 10 withopenings or cutouts 24. In order to attach the assembly, the joinedplates 26 and 28, as a unit, using the pipe 44 as a handle, are placedover the cutout and the protruding top end 30 of the inner plate 28 isinserted through the top of the cutout.

The unit is -then lifted upwardly so that the top edge 52 of the cutout24 is received in the clearance 36 between the top ends of the plates.The unit is then swung inwardly using the top edge 52 as a fulcrum pointbringing the' offset bottom end 32 of the inner plate 28 through thecutout; and inwardly of the bottom edge 54 of the cutout. The unit isnext slid downwardly so that the bottom end 32 of the inner plate 28slides underl the bottom edge 54 of the cutout 24 and the bottom end ofthe outer plate 26 slides over said bottom edge whereby the top edge 52of the cutout becomes interlocked in the socket 36 and the bottom edge54 of the cutout becomes interlocked in the socket 38 whereby thebracket assembly is rigidly attached to the post 10 against accidentaldisv Paentedaune 1e, 1964k wherein the pipe 44 is curved upwardly andsupports an ornamental plug 66 on the open end thereof. The pipe andplug serve as a hat rack or the like. In all other respects, themodication is the same as the form of invention shown in FlG. 1 andsimilar reference numerals are used to indicate similar parts.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of myinvention, it is to be lunderstood that I do not limit myself to thepreciseY construction herein disclosed and that various changes andmodilications may be made within the scope of the invention as dened inthe appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new, and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent 1. A bracket assembly fordemountable attachment to an upright tubular post having a plurality ofspaced cutouts therein, comprising an outer rectangular curved plate, aninner similarly shaped plate nested in said outer plate, the ends of theinner plate being otset inwardly of the outer plate providing clearanceat such ends serving as sockets for interlocking with the edges of acutout in the tubular post, a device attached to the piates andprojecting radially thereof for detachably supporting an article, andspaced washers at one end of the device clamping the nested plates toeach other.

2. A bracket assembly for demountable attachment to an upright tubularpost having a pluralityof spaced cutouts therein, comprising an outerrectangular curved plate, an inner similarly shaped plate nested in saidouter plate, said inner plate having smaller dimension than said outerplate, said plates arranged so that one end of the inner plate protrudesoutwardly of the adjacent end of the outer plate, the ends of the innerplate being offset inwardly of the outer plate providing clearances atsuch ends serving as sockets for interlocking with theend edges of acutout in the tubular post, a pipe attached to the plates and pro-Ajecting radially thereof for detachably supporting an` article, andspaced washers on the inner end of the pipe for clamping the plates toeach other; the outer end of the pipe being screw threaded to receivethe threaded y portion of a supported article.

3. A bracket assembly for demountable attachment to an upright tubularpost having a plurality of spaced cutouts therein, comprising an outerrectangular curved plate, an inner plate having smaller dimensions thansaidfouter plate, said plates arranged so that one end of the innerplate protrudes outwardly of the adjacent end of the outer plate, theends of the inner plate being offset inwardly 0f the outer plateprovidingclearances at such ends serving as sockets for interlockingwith the end edges of a cutout in the tubular post, a pipe attached tothe plates and projecting radially thereof for detachably supporting anarticle, and spaced washers on the inner end of the pipe for clampingthe plates to each other, the outer end of the pipe being screw threadedto receive the threaded portion of a supported article, said outer platehaving larger dimensions than said cutout Ywhereby said cutout is con;cealed,` said inner plate beinglonger than said cutout but narrower. Y Y

References Cited in the le ofithis patent UNITED STATES. PATENTS FranceJuly 23, 1956'

1. A BRACKET ASSEMBLY FOR DEMOUNTABLE ATTACHMENT TO AN UPRIGHT TUBULARPOST HAVING A PLURALITY OF SPACED CUTOUTS THEREIN, COMPRISING AN OUTERRECTANGULAR CURVED PLATE, AN INNER SIMILARLY SHAPED PLATE NESTED IN SAIDOUTER PLATE, THE ENDS OF THE INNER PLATE BEING OFFSET INWARDLY OF THEOUTER PLATE PROVIDING CLEARANCE AT SUCH ENDS SERVING AS SOCKETS FORINTERLOCKING WITH THE EDGES OF A CUTOUT IN THE TUBULAR POST, A DEVICEATTACHED TO THE PLATES AND PROJECTING RADIALLY THEREOF FOR DETACHABLYSUPPORTING AN ARTICLE, AND SPACED WASHERS AT ONE END OF THE DEVICECLAMPING THE NESTED PLATES TO EACH OTHER.